Motion Control Systems Engineer

Do you want to work with testing and optimization of advanced electric motors?

At Alva Industries, you’ll get hands-on experience with the next generation of electric drive systems – at the intersection of control engineering, electronics, and system integration.

As a Motion Control Systems Engineer, you’ll play a key role in testing, tuning, and validating Alva’s electric motors.
You will collaborate closely with both the development team and external customers to ensure precise motor control and high performance in real-world applications.

The role combines hands-on lab testing, analysis, troubleshooting, and automation of test processes. It’s a great fit for an electrical, mechatronics, or automation engineer with 2–7 years of experience who enjoys practical, hands-on work.

• Test and tune motor controllers for position, speed, and torque

• Integrate Alva’s motors with third-party drives and customer systems

• Troubleshoot and optimize motor and control systems

• Use lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and power analyzers

• Document results and contribute to test setups and demos

• Has a solid understanding of control theory (PID, loop stability)

• Can read electronic schematics and work practically with test and measurement equipment

• Enjoys hands-on work, analytical problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration

• Experience with Field-Oriented Control (FOC) or tuning of servo/motor controllers

• Knowledge of encoders, sensors, and power testing

• Experience from lab work, prototyping, or customer integration

• Knowledge of CANOpen, EtherCAT, or similar communication protocols

• Industry experience in automotive, robotics or industrial automation

• Proficiency in C#/Python, or similar languages for test automation

Founded in 2017, Alva has grown to over forty people with reliable funding and an ingenious and patented production technology with proven superiority over conventional alternatives. Our FiberPrinting™ technology enables the production of low-weight, high-efficiency electric frameless motors for a wide range of applications.

We are currently expanding our product range and on-site manufacturing facilities to meet market demand. All our motors are designed and manufactured here at our facilities in Trondheim, where we develop not only the motors but also the innovative and patented manufacturing tools and processes that allow us to extract the maximum potential from our FiberPrinting™ technology.